Ever had your mind blown about the wonders of the fungal world? There are so many amazing fungal facts, and Aaron Hilliard, creator of Mushroom Wonderland and VP of the Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society, takes us on a journey into the fascinating world of fungi and some of its most mind-blowing factoids.
This presentation was given in October of 2023 at the second ever Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival in Port Angeles, Washington. Among a great lineup of amazing fungal educators, Aaron gave this talk to about 100 people through power-point. The actual slides themselves are superimposed on this video. We hope you consider attending this event in the future and clicking subscribe to Mushroom Wonderland where amazing mushroom related videos are posted every week. There is a link to the festival website below.

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Contact Aaron and Mushroom Wonderland at [email protected]
Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society- https://www.kitsapmushrooms.org
Puget Sound Mycological Society - https://www.psms.org
North American Mycological Society- https://www.namyco.org